The Emerald

Hi Fanfiction! Welcome to my very FIRST fanfict! I hope you guys think it's a good one! Tom and Benny are based off me and my friend, Adrian77. I advise you to read his story, "Mystery Among the Corridors", it's a good one!

Anyway, let's plunge in...

The sun shone brightly upon the clearing, deep within the heart of the forest. The birds were chirping happily; The trees blew with the wind, whispering to each other; A lone squirrel darted across the clearing, holding a nut in it's hands. Cars zoomed by on the nearby highway. Everything was peaceful.

Then, out of the distance, two teenage boys walked down a nearby sandy road, laughing and talking. One of them was a broad kid with dirty blond hair that swept over his forehead, barely touching his blue eyes. He wore a black coat, jeans and dark green trainers.

The other was a tall boy with long, curling brown hair that he never let onto his forehead. Two brown eyes would peep out of the oval glasses that rested on his nose. He wore a gray coat with a furry hood, jeans and black leather shoes.

When these two boys reached the clearing, the blond haired kid climbed up a huge rock and sat on the top, grinning at his companion.

" Hey, Tom!" he yelled, "Come on, you slowpoke! Surely you can climb this rock!"

Grunting, the brown haired kid ran up it and seated himself beside his friend.

"Don't underestimate me Benny," he said, "I'm stronger than I look!"

"Yeah, yeah, WHATEVER!" Benny said sarcastically. He laid back on the rough surface of the rock and threw his hands behind his head. "So, how's your Sonic comic strip going?"

"Pretty good," Tom replied, "Just need to color it in using Adobe Photoshop and I'm good to go!"

"Great! I can't wait to see it! It must be really awesome!" Benny said excitedly.

He stared up at the sky, watching the birds fly by.

"Tom," he asked, "what if Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends actually existed? You know, physically?"

Tom scratched his head for a moment, "Well, it doesn't seem possible, but if it was, I would love to meet them!"

"Yeah," Benny replied sadly, "If only, if only..."

Sighing he turned on his side, watching the trees dance in the wind.

Suddenly, something glinted beside a nearby rock.

Benny sat up and stared at the spot. He got up and skidded towards it. Tom got up and followed him.

"Hey," Tom asked, "Where are you going?"

"There's something shiny beside this rock," Benny replied, "It might be some sort of stone or something."

Tom walked over to the spot and started digging. Benny did the same. After a few minutes of frantic digging later, an amazing sight met their eyes.

A beautiful, flawless red emerald rested in the hole that the two boys made. It was extremely well cut and emitted a strange, eerie glow.

The two boys stared blankly at this bizarre masterpiece. They looked at each other, then back at the emerald. Slowly, a smile spread across Benny's face.

"Look's like we hit the jackpot!" He said greedily, "This baby must be priceless! Quickly! Grab it before somebody else comes!"

Tom nodded and reached for the dazzling emerald.

Suddenly, as soon as he touched it with the tip of his finger, it flashed a blinding light which caused the two teenagers to stagger backwards, flailing their arms frantically. A powerful force knocked them off their feet and they flew into a whirlwind of color, screaming and writhing wildly.

After a moment, a even more blinding light caused both boys to yelp and suddenly both were engulfed into a world of darkness...

Bada BOOM! Our heroes are blasted by this strange emerald! What will happen to them? Next chapter coming soon!